James began playing as a striker, moving to become a winger, then a midfielder, before becoming a right back. His former manager at Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel, described him as "strong and influential". For part of his career he had a wing-back partnership with Ben Chilwell at both club and international level. He began to be used in midfield occasionally at Chelsea firstly under Enzo Maresca, who always saw him as a midfielder when deciding to take the job.

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